Reviews by dmamiano:

pour an almost copper color, slight off white head that is hanging on. Slightly hazed. The head doesnt seem to want to stick to the sides of the glass.Prevailant smell is caramel malt mixed with citrus hops. Just by nose alone, I am thinking this is going to be a well balanced beer.Malt backing is unmistakable at the onset of taste..mixing nicely with hops that reming od grapefruit. Bitter in the finishVery good beer.

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Poured a light amber color with a thinner 1/2 finger white head that didnt stick around to long,very nice balance aromas leaning towards the piney hop with a touch of citrus over top of caramal malt and biscuit.Flavors start out lightly sweet but soon becomes hit with a nice dose of piney,citrusy somewhat resiny hop thru into a lingering finish.Alot of flavor with a lower alc% makes for a real quaffer,I really enjoyed this beer I have to say.

Pours a deep golden color with an amber hue, mostly clear, but you will notice some minor sediment in the bottom of the bottle. Modest off-white head of less than two fingers, foamy, with light retention and lacing.

Aromas are an interesting mix of hops and malts. The interesting thing is that, with a name like "Hoppus Maximus", I was expecting a nose full of hops. Not so much. Plenty of earthy hops, but the surprise was in the amount of modestly roasted malts, caramel and the like. Nice.

Flavors are moderate to heavy, but full of flavor. A very nice mix of hops and malts that find a decent middle ground - nice balance for something with so much flavor.

Relatively heavy mouthfeel but not as filling as that might seem to describe. Easy to drink and very enjoyable. An interesting brew.

The Amber Ale is America's session Ale ... at least we'd like to think it is. At a standard 5 percent ABV with 43 IBUs, Hoppus Maximus is Thirsty Dog's hoppiest beer.

Poured vigorously, which yielded an immense rocky head with superb head retention. Chunks of yeast or protein are nearly in suspension as the carbonation keeps moving everything around. This makes for a hazedamber color that should have been clear. Orange peel, floral and blonde tobacco hop aroma, with a touch of refined honey-like malt sweetness. Hop flavor has a grip on this beer, and the bitterness grows as well. Gritty toasted grain and a touch of sweetness doesn't last for long. Quick yeast flare, fruitiness in the back. Long lingering hop bitterness and flavor takes a while to fade.

Yup, this is a hoppy one. Enough for a hophead to get his fix? Perhaps. Too much for a novice? Most likely. Either way, one brewer's Amber Ale is another brewer's Pale Ale is another brewer's IPA. Take away the yeast glow and the fact that this beer is pretty imbalanced, and you end up with a really hoppy craft beer. Go figure. Try and find the sharpest cheddar, or aged Gouda, and some salt-cured beef.

Bottle thanks to drgonzo3705, thanks Paul! Poured into a regular pint glass this beer produced an amber/orange color with a very small head. It produced minimal lacing. I couldn't get much from the aroma other than hops and a ton of malt. I found that it was very easy to drink and before I knew it the glass was empty. If you want something complex and hoppy you should look elsewhere. As is, it is a good beer to just sit down and watch a game with.

Pours a hazy dark golden color with one inch head. Good lacing and retention. Aroma is primarily floral hops with citrus also lurking. Hops dominate the taste with little balance and lots of bitterness. Harsh mouthfeel hurts drinkability. Not one of my preferred IPAs.

Pours a clear amber orange body with a beige head that stabilizes at two centimeters and lasts several minutes. Quite a bit of patchy lace is left on the glass.
Aroma is restrained, with floral orange blossom and some sweetish pineapple and grapefruit, atop a caramel malt backbone.
Mouthfeel is light medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Taste is well balanced, with bready caramel malt and tropical fruity hops. Finishes with a mildly bitter citrusrind note and aftertaste.
Nicely put together, and pleasantly drinkable. Seems to be a hybrid pale ale and American amber, but it's tasty enough to try again.

Pours a murky honey color from a 12oz bottle. The one-finger head doesn't stick around very long, virtually no lacing.

The smell is very malty and hoppy, a little honey and lemon fluttering about.--very pleasant. It is aptly name--bold hops dominating throughout, some caramel and honey undercutting the bitter finish, some phenols popping up as well.

The mouth is big and bold, complex--even though it's all about the hops-- and lively on the palate--perhaps a bit more carbonation would be nice.The yeasty, biting aftertaste is bit unrefined. I recommend this for fellow hop fiends, but not for those who don't enjoy extremly hopped brews.

I will have no problem finishing off this six-pack picked up at Gentile's. A solid Ohio brew for shizzle.

Appearance: Slightly clouded copper amber thick caramel tan head froms, I'm left with a decent amount of lacing. Aroma: Nice floral/ citrus hop combo caramel malt backbone comes out for the occasion not bad. Taste: Moderate bitterness hop and malt ratio is executed nicely with the citrus side of the hop flavor coming through with this caramel malted amber ale. Mouthfeel: Medium body creamy with some low levels of oily resins streaking across the palate. Drinkability: Yep, a fine session ale that I could chill with definitely a pick up a sixer and enjoy kind of brew.

Clear golden amber, a little lighter than expected, in color with very small white head. Smells of delicious grapefruit hops, caramel, and brown sugar. Taste is very similar to the nose, grapefruit and caramel. It surprisingly dry and crisp in the finish, from the nose I would have thought it would be sweeter. Medium in body.

A- This beer pours a hazy golden orange body with a white head of big rocky bubbles. The carbonation is lots of big bubbles similar to soda pop.

S- The smell fresh green pine hops is strong with a note of caramel malt in the background. As it warms there is notes of citrus and more orange in the hops.

T-The initial taste is nice juicy green hops with hints of pine and very faint watermelon. This is followed by a nice malt flavor of caramel, biscuit and honey flavors. The finish has a nice hop bitterness that hangs on your breath. The finish has a slight dryness to it.

M- This beer has a medium-full mouthfeel with a slight creaminess from the fizz. The fizz is noticed more in the finish.

D- The hops were a big player but not punishingly big. There was good complexity in the malt, lots of nice soft layers give this beer good depth. I've never tasted watermelon as a hop quality before but it is a positive one in this beer.

12oz. brown bottled purchased at Party Source poured into a pint. No dating.

A: Pours a light amber to orange with a bit of haze to it. 1 finger of white head with lots of carbonation. As carbonation dies, the head actually stays a bit as a soft pillow.

S: Big notes of floral and citrus hops. Grapefruit and orange are dominant. Some malt sweetness in the back from the caramel malts.

T/M: The first thing my brain hit on wasn't the hops but the malts. Sweet yet nutty and grainy. The hops are there, grassy and citrus-y but much lower on the bitterness than expected. The malts kick in after the hops, helping the body form a bit more. Finish is more drying than I first expected, fully bringing the hops back for bitter aftertaste.

D: Tasty enough and easy to drink. Would make a decent session brew but I think it would just get lost in the crowd.

I read reviews before trying this one; so, to be honest, I decided I might have to pour somewhat aggressively. I immediately had to let up, since a beautiful cascade was forming a very large, creamy tan head that was thick and dense. This head dissipated very slowly, never receding beyond a deeply pocked finger and a half. Patches of lacing left behind were thick and sticky, covering the glass from top to bottom. Are people not really looking when they pour this or do they have bad bottles? I find it hard to believe that could be the case with so many. This beer, however, could not have a much better appearance.There's lots of balance in the nose between a pine resin hops smell complimented by flowery aromas and contrasted by a caramel malt and varying fruits, definitely citrus with perhaps apricot. An interesting note of something almost very gently smoky, perhaps toasted, and light caramelized sugars linger underneath.Gently bitter leafy hops and sweet caramel malts form the backbone to this one along with the accompanying citrus. All the aromas are in the flavor, and the rest sit underneath for a well-rounded brew with some nice complexity.A crispness from a light to moderate carbonation gives way to a smooth feel in a medium body.This is a well-rounded amber ale with a very good depth of character to it, well deserving of more praise than it's received.